Enough talk. Time to act.

[size=18pt]I propose we make a cure for Ebola[/size].

I will need botanists. Do we have botanist graduates here? Whether you are now working in a bank or anywhere no concern me. I need botanists to help us identify the plant “Nicotiana benthamiana”.


Secondly I will need scientists. Med lab scientists who can extract the contents of this plant and purify it.


Then we need to find where to purchase lab mice from that we can test on.

Then we need small blood samples of an individual infected with the Ebola virus. Doctors can help us here. This is not a joke.


If we can inject small amounts of the Ebola virus into these mice and then the extract from this plant, we should he able to culture and isolate monoclonal antibodies against the Ebola virus.

I strongly believe with the right set of people, this can be done. ZMAPP DID IT WITH 9PEOPLE. We can do it!




Who is with me?

5minsmadness: Enough talk. Time to act.

[size=18pt]I propose we make a cure for Ebola[/size].

I will need botanists. Do we have botanist graduates here? Whether you are now working in a bank or anywhere no concern me. I need botanists to help us identify the plant “Nicotiana benthamiana”.


Secondly I will need scientists. Med lab scientists who can extract the contents of this plant and purify it.


Then we need to find where to purchase lab mice from that we can test on.

Then we need small blood samples of an individual infected with the Ebola virus. Doctors can help us here. This is not a joke.


If we can inject small amounts of the Ebola virus into these mice and then the extract from this plant, we should he able to culture and isolate monoclonal antibodies against the Ebola virus.

I strongly believe with the right set of people, this can be done. ZMAPP DID IT WITH 9PEOPLE. We can do it!




Who is with me?

1stola: I'm a Nigerian and a Medical Practitioner
(Laboratory Technologist) and I will love to volunteer in order to curtail
the
Ebola epidermic. I wouldn't also mind to travel to any
African
country where the virus has killed lots of people.
Seriously, I'm not just trying to seek attention here.
I'm also currently doing a research on how prevent the
spread
and possibly, the remedy.
Please, who knows how I can go about it?
.
.
.
https://www.nairaland.com/1847993/love-volunteer-take-
care-ebola

Laudable idea..a huge challenge to actualise without access to DNA sequencing

1stola:

1stola: I'm a Nigerian and a Medical Practitioner
(Laboratory Technologist) and I will love to volunteer in order to curtail
the
Ebola epidermic. I wouldn't also mind to travel to any
African
country where the virus has killed lots of people.
Seriously, I'm not just trying to seek attention here.
I'm also currently doing a research on how prevent the
spread
and possibly, the remedy.
Please, who knows how I can go about it?
.
.
.
https://www.nairaland.com/1847993/love-volunteer-take-
care-ebola

Thanks for volunteering. We might need you to get some samples for us under the strictest safety conditions when the time comes.

We should be able to get a well isolated lab to carry out our procedures when the time comes.


Any more volunteers?

I go bring RATS, shey it's not a must e go be the white ones

Hope you know that If that isolated lab go heywire, we'll lock y'all down. #justkidding

Nice move though, it's people like you that we need in present day Nigeria.

pickabeau1: Laudable idea..a huge challenge to actualise without access to DNA sequencing

What do we need the DNA sequencing for? And how do we get it if we need it?

MARKone: I go bring RATS, shey it's not a must e go be the white ones

Rats are more violent and difficult to maintain plus they might eat their way out and escape. Mice would be better pls.

5minsmadness: Enough talk. Time to act.

[size=18pt]I propose we make a cure for Ebola[/size].

I will need botanists. Do we have botanist graduates here? Whether you are now working in a bank or anywhere no concern me. I need botanists to help us identify the plant “Nicotiana benthamiana”.


Secondly I will need scientists. Med lab scientists who can extract the contents of this plant and purify it.


Then we need to find where to purchase lab mice from that we can test on.

Then we need small blood samples of an individual infected with the Ebola virus. Doctors can help us here. This is not a joke.


If we can inject small amounts of the Ebola virus into these mice and then the extract from this plant, we should he able to culture and isolate monoclonal antibodies against the Ebola virus.

I strongly believe with the right set of people, this can be done. ZMAPP DID IT WITH 9PEOPLE. We can do it!




Who is with me?

Hmmmm...
Good initiative hope it can be formalized

5minsmadness: Enough talk. Time to act.

[size=18pt]I propose we make a cure for Ebola[/size].

I will need botanists. Do we have botanist graduates here? Whether you are now working in a bank or anywhere no concern me. I need botanists to help us identify the plant “Nicotiana benthamiana”.


Secondly I will need scientists. Med lab scientists who can extract the contents of this plant and purify it.


Then we need to find where to purchase lab mice from that we can test on.

Then we need small blood samples of an individual infected with the Ebola virus. Doctors can help us here. This is not a joke.


If we can inject small amounts of the Ebola virus into these mice and then the extract from this plant, we should he able to culture and isolate monoclonal antibodies against the Ebola virus.

I strongly believe with the right set of people, this can be done. ZMAPP DID IT WITH 9PEOPLE. We can do it!




Who is with me?

sweet. . .
Which occupation are you?
Manager?
Politician?

equlibrium:
sweet. . .
Which occupation are you?
Manager?
Politician?

Manager/genius/philanthropist

5minsmadness:
What do we need the DNA sequencing for? And how do we get it if we need it?

Generally viruses are DNA creatures n need to be sequenced

A virologist will have more information

pickabeau1:

Generally viruses are DNA creatures n need to be sequenced

A virologist will have more information

Thanks. Seeking one now.

Mods can we move this to front page pls? Seun, mukina?

Abeg I dae join dis operation but @ op make I bring rat or monkey

Okay this shiiit aint funny anymore.
you started this around 9am
isnt your 5minsmadness exhausted yet?
Its been more than 5mins after all

cirmuell: Hope you know that If that isolated lab go heywire, we'll lock y'all down. #justkidding

Nice move though, it's people like you that we need in present day Nigeria.

Aw thanks for the encouragement. We intend to get a highly self contained research facility that has been inspected by competent hands prferably US staff as they are more acquainted with the standards.

equlibrium: Okay this shiiit aint funny anymore.
you started this around 9am
isnt your 5minsmadness exhausted yet?
Its been more than 5mins after all

I actually expected more snide remarks and rebuttals. Is that all you've got? Nigeria must really be getting better.

Does this look like a joke to you? So what if my moniker is 5minsmadness so what? People are dying, we have a ticking biological time bomb on our hands and you think its about 5mins of madness?



Any volunteers pls! We are moving forward. Pls those pming me can share info here. The idea is to rub minds to see how to go about doing this. Thanks again for your support!

pickabeau1:

Generally viruses are DNA creatures n need to be sequenced

A virologist will have more information

Nahhhhhh! We've some DNA viruses tho! Buh Ebola is an RNA virus just like HIV.
Laudable approach indeed! However, there are many factors to it. Trying so hard not to see this as a joke and thus would encourage rather than dissuade.

Really, many limitations abound buh we aim to strive notwithstanding.

There is almost nothing i can offer here scientifically but sure my prayer wd always be with u all and this shall also pass. Welldone bros.

MegMich:

Nahhhhhh! We've some DNA viruses tho! Buh Ebola is an RNA virus just like HIV.
Laudable approach indeed! However, there are many factors to it. Trying so hard not to see this as a joke and thus would encourage rather than dissuade.

Really, many limitations abound buh we aim to strive notwithstanding.

And we have a virologist!!

pickabeau1:

And we have a virologist!!

Just following!!! This is beyond Nairaland thread.
You don't research @ home.

MegMich:

Nahhhhhh! We've some DNA viruses tho! Buh Ebola is an RNA virus just like HIV.
Laudable approach indeed! However, there are many factors to it. Trying so hard not to see this as a joke and thus would encourage rather than dissuade.

Really, many limitations abound buh we aim to strive notwithstanding.

Please mention the limitations, I'm quite sure it can be overcome. My main issue was getting a research lab but I've gotten some 'if you can get the team we've got the lab' people although dunno if they r just daring me . everything starts from somewhere.

The Zmapp cure was from a team of 9people only! We can do this!

Where is everybody?

Wow Nice move....May God help you

[size=25pt]And why is this not on the front page?[/size]

5minsmadness:
Manager/genius/philanthropist

even if those procedures doesn't work(i pray it work o)u really need an award for this kind of idea sir.

@megmich am still waiting for the limitations.

What is wrong with you people? There is nothing to research, the hard work has already been done by the Zmapp people. The plant has been isolated! The name is known! Its just a simple matter of importing and growing the plant, extracting the active ingredient, titrating and concentrating it and testing it on lab rats to get the appropriate dosing concentrations!

[size=18pt]What are you people afraid of?[/size]

Must we wait for the white man to do something before we regard it as authentic? Are we really all mouth and no action?